Category: Leadership & Management

11 women making moves in healthcare

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by Becker’s since Oct. 21. 

Dr. Ravi Thadhani discusses innovation, Wellstar closure and growing Emory Healthcare’s influence

On Oct. 27, Atlanta-based Emory University announced that Ravi Thadhani, MD, an experienced leader in academic medicine, will be joining its ranks. 

‘Multivoting’ improves group decision-making, study finds

“Multivoting” — allowing people more than one vote so they can select multiple options if desired — is most effective in finding the “best choice,” according to a recent study from the University of Washington in Seattle. 

Standouts behind the scenes: These clinicians go above and beyond for patients and co-workers

Burnout rates are soaring, staffing shortages are rampant and the effects of COVID-19 still linger. It is not an easy time to be a healthcare professional, yet many clinicians across the country give their time and efforts daily to make sure patients g…

Executives see through ‘rose-colored glasses’ — and employees are skeptical: survey

Executives tend to be overly optimistic, seeing their organization through “rose-colored glasses.” This prevents them from seeing how their employees and management teams actually feel about change, according to a recent report from leadership consulti…

Female CEOs communicate more positively in crisis: study

Female CEOs employ a more positive communication style than their male counterparts, and they are on the rise in the healthcare sector, according to an Oct. 24 S&P Global report. 

Where 82 hospital CEOs exited their roles

An Oct. 26 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report showed that CEOs across all industries are leaving their jobs at younger ages. It also showed that 82 hospital CEOs have left their roles in the first nine months of the year, up about 4 percent from the 7…

HCA hospitals make 10 leadership changes

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has made leadership changes at several of its hospitals in recent months. 

HCA reorganizing operations

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., is undergoing a reorganization that includes forming a third operating group.

‘It demands new thinking’: 6 health system CEOs on how their roles have evolved

Chief executive officers sit at the helm of the healthcare industry’s often tumultuous ebbs and flows — from the adoption of new technologies, to increasing conversations about diversity and equity, to shifting workplace norms, to the COVID-19 pandemic…